Heart murmur epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2] Nuha Al-Howthi, MD[3]
Overview
Overview
The prevalence of heart murmur among neonates varies among different studies, ranging from as low as 0.9 % to 77.4%. there is a (42.5%) chance that the murmur is due to underlying structural defects.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
- The prevalence of heart murmur among neonates varies among different studies, ranging from as low as 0.9 % to 77.4%. According to one study involving 7204 neonates, a murmur was detected in less than 1 % of the neonates. Half of the neonates with heart murmur had cardiovascular malformation.[1]
- The prevalence of heart murmur is 13.7 per 1000 neonate. there is a (42.5%) chance that the murmur is due to underlying structural defects.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Ainsworth S, Wyllie JP, Wren C (1999). “Prevalence and clinical significance of cardiac murmurs in neonates”. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 80 (1): F43–5. PMC 1720873. PMID 10325811.
- ↑ Lardhi AA (2010). “Prevalence and clinical significance of heart murmurs detected in routine neonatal examination”. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 22 (1): 25–7. doi:10.1016/j.jsha.2010.03.005. PMC 3727508. PMID 23960589.
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